1890-08-12
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Al Goodman
Al Goodman, Nikopol Russia, orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour) was born
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1885-08-12
Birth
Alexander Albrecht
Alexander Albrecht, composer was born
1940-08-12
Birth
Alexander Yossifov
Alexander Yossifov, composer was born
1967-08-12
Birth
Andy Hui
Andy Hui, Hong Kong actor and singer was born
1929-08-12
Birth
Buck Owens
Buck Owens, [Alvis Edgar], Sherman Texas, country singer (Hee Haw) was born
1948-08-12
Birth
Cliff Fish
Cliff Fish, rocker (Paper Lace) was born
1972-08-12
Birth
Del "The Funkee Homosapian"
Del "The Funkee Homosapian", rapper was born
1925-08-12
Birth
Earl Coleman
Earl Coleman, singer was born
1875-08-12
Birth
Ettore Panizza
Ettore Panizza, composer was born
1825-08-12
Birth
Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley
Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, composer was born
1644-08-12
Birth
Georg Christoph Leuttner
Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born
1936-08-12
Birth
Gerard Masson
Gerard Masson, composer was born
1626-08-12
Birth
Giovanni Legrenzi
Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born
1644-08-12
Birth
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, composer was born
1910-08-12
Birth
Heinrich Sutermeister
Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer (Romeo & Juliet) was born
1955-08-12
Birth
Heintje
Heintje, [Hendrik Simons], Dutch singer (Mama) was born
1980-08-12
Birth
Jade Villalon
Jade Villalon, American singer/songwriter was born
1853-08-12
Birth
Jean Louis Nicode
Jean Louis Nicode, composer was born
1926-08-12
Birth
Joe Jones
Joe Jones, American R&B singer (d. 2005) was born
1751-08-12
Birth
Johann Baptist Lasser
Johann Baptist Lasser, composer was born
1929-08-12
Birth
Joji Yuasa
Joji Yuasa, composer was born
1900-08-12
Birth
Jose Ignacio Prieto Arrizubieta
Jose Ignacio Prieto Arrizubieta, composer was born
1838-08-12
Birth
Joseph Barnby
Joseph Barnby, conductor/academic principal was born
1950-08-12
Birth
Kid Creole
Kid Creole, [August Darnell], rocker/actor (Obsession A Taste of Fear) was born
1961-08-12
Birth
Lawrence Hayward
Lawrence Hayward, English musician (Felt, Denim, Go Kart Mozart) was born
1897-08-12
Birth
Manuel Blancafort
Manuel Blancafort, composer was born
1720-08-12
Birth
Martin Gerbert
Martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian was born
1980-08-12
Birth
Matt Thiessen
Matt Thiessen, Canadian/American musician (Relient K) was born
1696-08-12
Birth
Maurice Greene
Maurice Greene, composer was born
1875-08-12
Birth
Mezio Agostini
Mezio Agostini, composer was born
1976-08-12
Birth
Mikko Viljami "Linde" Lindström
Mikko Viljami "Linde" Lindström, Finnish guitarist was born
1960-08-12
Birth
Morty Black
Morty Black, heavy metal rocker (TNT-7 Seas) was born
1927-08-12
Birth
Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, cellist/conductor was born
1977-08-12
Birth
Park Yong-ha
Park Yong-ha, South Korean actor and singer was born
1954-08-12
Birth
Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny, jazz guitarist (As Wichita Falls) was born
1920-08-12
Birth
Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield, US singer (Please Send Me Someone to Love) was born
1961-08-12
Birth
Pete de Freitas
Pete De Freitas, rocker (Echo & the Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here) was born
1927-08-12
Birth
Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner, country singer, discovered Dolly Parton (Y'All Come), (d. 2007) was born
1897-08-12
Birth
Ramon Gonzalez Barron
Ramon Gonzalez Barron, composer was born
1948-08-12
Birth
Ron Mael
Ron Mael, [J Ronald Day], Culver City Ca, rock keyboardist (Sparks) was born
1961-08-12
Birth
Roy Hay
Roy Hay, guitarist (Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me) was born
1914-08-12
Birth
Ruth Lowe
Ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and composer (I'll Never Smile Again) (d. 1981) was born
1932-08-12
Birth
Sergey Mikhaylovich Slonimsky
Sergey Mikhaylovich Slonimsky, composer was born
1963-08-12
Birth
Sir Mix A Lot
Sir Mix A Lot, American rapper was born
1967-08-12
Birth
Tom Holkenborg
Tom Holkenborg, drummer (Weekend at Waikiki) was born
1881-08-12
Birth
Vaclav Vackar
Vaclav Vackar, composer was born
1976-08-12
Birth
Wednesday 13
Wednesday 13, American musician (Wednesday 13, Murderdolls) was born
1943-08-12
Birth
William Mac Lance "Tiny" McCloud
William Mac Lance "Tiny" McCloud, musician/songwriter was born
1588-08-12
Death
Alfonso Ferrabosco
Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45
1918-08-12
Death
Anna Held
Anna Held, Polish-born actress and singer (b. 1872)
2008-08-12
Death
Christie Allen
Christie Allen, British-Australian pop singer (b. 1954)
1830-08-12
Death
Franz de Paula Roser
Franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50
1994-08-12
Death
Gene Cherico
Gene Cherico, bassist, dies at 59
1943-08-12
Death
Georges Martin Witkowski
Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76
1612-08-12
Death
Giovanni Gabrieli
Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60
1982-08-12
Death
Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska
Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80
1797-08-12
Death
Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger
Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger, composer, dies at 73
1991-08-12
Death
Irene Campbell
Irene Campbell, British actress/dancer (Wicker Man, St Justice), dies
1633-08-12
Death
Jacopo Peri
Jacopo Peri, Itallian opera composer, dies at 71
1812-08-12
Death
Jean Joseph Rodolphe
Jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer, dies at 81
1988-08-12
Death
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies
1982-08-12
Death
Joe Tex
Joe Tex, rocker, dies at 49
1992-08-12
Death
John Cage
John Cage, avante-garde composer, dies of a stroke at 79
1928-08-12
Death
LeoÅ¡ JanáÄek
LeoÅ¡ JanáÄek, Czech composer (b. 1854)
2009-08-12
Death
Les Paul
Les Paul, American musician (b. 1915)
1997-08-12
Death
Luther Allison
Luther Allison, blues performer (Motown), dies of cancer at 57
1985-08-12
Death
Marcel Mihalovici
Marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86
2010-08-12
Death
Richie Hayward
Richie Hayward, American musician (Little Feat) (b. 1946)
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